Friday, December 28, 2007

-Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus, pronounced /ˈθaɪləsaɪn/)was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times-native to Australia and New Guinea, it is thought to have become extinct in the 20th century-it is commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger (due to its striped back), the Tasmanian Wolf, and colloquially the Tassie(or Tazzy)Tiger or simply the Tiger-it was the last extanct member of its genus, Thylacinus, although a number of related species have been found in the fossil record dating back to the early Miocene